{NAME} ~ 3 New Discoveries, Featuring Multi-Layered Portraits, Alternative Process Archival Storytelling, and More

Plus, New Photographic Portraits — First Week of Editors’ Picks for the Portrait Awards — Open Now for You   %2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FdB2WAVkoK7yJ7UqB8qxmcw%2FdUu8MHAxGPyOBaabDrINNw/1/0101018d17daa479-5593d41b-9508-4329-8bc4-e2b5e9803e59-000000/DDFfImdM2OsTabol6E7mmojdWQo=358 PORTRAIT MONTH %2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2F0GtNt5RfaFMmzAeYV763FnOQ%2FdUu8MHAxGPyOBaabDrINNw/1/0101018d17daa479-5593d41b-9508-4329-8bc4-e2b5e9803e59-000000/lvXXsmxIY9Sps6sK-RmbUdVq3kY=358 %2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FWAYyn8spknTXsBZfeUJVag%2FdUu8MHAxGPyOBaabDrINNw/1/0101018d17daa479-5593d41b-9508-4329-8bc4-e2b5e9803e59-000000/3o-vwUgPwckzYEjtYy09nK0N18M=358 DO YOU TAKE PORTRAITS?   Portrait Month at LensCulture! Start the year strong! Entering a juried photography competition is the first step many artists take towards building a global audience and marketplace for their work. Don’t miss this opportunity! It's best to submit early to maximize your opportunities to be part of our [Editors' Picks.](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2Ft3DwDDDxsCrvccsfS8LHBQ%2FdUu8MHAxGPyOBaabDrINNw/1/0101018d17daa479-5593d41b-9508-4329-8bc4-e2b5e9803e59-000000/de4Jb2QRb2nuuhtXmPMSd5yeVN4=358) The online Competition Gallery is updated daily with new portrait entries that catch our editors' eyes, and we also post daily to Instagram and Facebook, sharing with thousands of photography lovers worldwide — even before the official judging begins. Awards include an [exhibition in London](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2F7tEDycc24vxk2FkPSo6Prg%2FdUu8MHAxGPyOBaabDrINNw/1/0101018d17daa479-5593d41b-9508-4329-8bc4-e2b5e9803e59-000000/7e6JHk67Fxisp4kmazK3o_qeGG0=358), cash prizes, international photo festival projections, massive exposure to international press, and more. Free Entry for Single Image Submissions. [PARTICIPATE TODAY](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FWAYyn8spknTXsBZfeUJVag%2FdUu8MHAxGPyOBaabDrINNw/2/0101018d17daa479-5593d41b-9508-4329-8bc4-e2b5e9803e59-000000/3hrNDxAcLCa2ctKddXEmPMRSuwo=358) Deadline: Feb. 14, 2024 Images shown above are early Editors’ Picks from early entries. See them all in the online gallery! © Nora Obergeschwandner, Gwénola Chaudon, Niamh Shergold, Maria Chiara Gaetani, Shinya Itahana, Olga Steinepreis, Filip Haglund, Albina Bugarcheva, Xiaohan Lu, Анжелла Антоновская, Elsie Hagen, Claudine Garcia, Mevrouw Jansen, Jarosław Ciziewski Zadora, Alain Carette, Simona Poncia, Vladimir Karamazov, Steve Dean Mendes. Images shown above are early Editors’ Picks from early entries. See them all in the online gallery! © Niamh Shergold, Nora Obergeschwandner, Filip Haglund, Maria Chiara Gaetani, Albina Bugarcheva, Olga Steinepreis, Анжелла Антоновская, Elsie Hagen, Claudine Garcia, Jarosław Ciziewski Zadora, Mevrouw Jansen, Gwénola Chaudon. Winning the award was a highlight of the year! Since then, I had exhibitions at the Freelens Gallery Hamburg, the Glasgow Gallery of Photography, and multiple festivals. I was also shortlisted for the Sony World Photography Awards and a finalist in the Portrait of Humanity and Portrait of Britain, Vol.6. — Toby Binder, Winner, Portrait Awards 2023 [Article image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FRY763SNLYEzyNhY4SNunG23w%2FdUu8MHAxGPyOBaabDrINNw/1/0101018d17daa479-5593d41b-9508-4329-8bc4-e2b5e9803e59-000000/Ut8MsZFfTDE75hPIGfyktzPwH3E=358) LAYERED PORTRAITS   Whispers A multi-layered approach to visual storytelling — a conversation, a portrait, and a detail of a personal object or a place — captures the shared experiences of Chinese citizens coping with isolation while abroad during the Covid lockdown. Photographs by Yuanbo Chen. Text by Magali Duzant. 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